My Neighbor Called the City Over My Fence, but the Inspection Ended With Her in Tears

was not performing anything. He was simply doing his job, which was to observe and report accurately, regardless of the circumstances that had brought him here. “But there’s no permit on file for this structure in our system. Without a valid permit, the code violation is active from the date of my inspection, which is today.” A brief pause. “I would continue reading …